2 Kings 8:16-24
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Jehoram Reigns over Judah
16 In the fifth year of King Joram son of Ahab of Israel,[a] Jehoram son of King Jehoshaphat of Judah began to reign.(A) 17 He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.(B) 18 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.(C) 19 Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah, for the sake of his servant David, since he had promised to give a lamp to him and to his descendants forever.(D)
20 In his days Edom revolted against the rule of Judah and set up a king of their own.(E) 21 Then Joram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. He set out by night and attacked the Edomites and their chariot commanders who had surrounded him,[b] but his army fled home.(F) 22 So Edom has been in revolt against the rule of Judah to this day. Libnah also revolted at the same time.(G) 23 Now the rest of the acts of Joram and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Judah? 24 So Joram slept with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of David; his son Ahaziah succeeded him.(H)
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2 Kings 8:16-24
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Jehoram (Joram) Son of Jehoshaphat, King of Judah
16 In the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab, the king of Israel, while Jehoshaphat was king of Judah,[a] Jehoram[b] son of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, became king. 17 He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he was king for eight years in Jerusalem. 18 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab did, because the daughter of Ahab was his wife. So he did evil in the eyes of the Lord. 19 But for the sake of his servant David, the Lord was not willing to destroy Judah, because he had said that he would give a lamp to David and to his sons forever.
20 During his days, Edom broke away from the control of Judah and set a king over themselves. 21 So Joram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. At night he rose up and attacked the Edomites who had surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but his army fled to their tents.[c] 22 So Edom has been in revolt against Judah to this day. Libnah also rebelled at the same time.
23 As for the rest of Joram’s acts and everything he did, are they not written in the Book of the Annals the Kings of Judah? 24 Joram rested with his fathers, and he was buried with his fathers in the City of David. Then his son Ahaziah became king in his place.
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- 2 Kings 8:16 Some Greek and Syriac manuscripts do not include the words while Jehoshaphat was king of Judah, but these words signal that Jehoram became king while his father was still alive. Such co-regencies were not unusual among the kings of Judah, beginning with David and Solomon.
- 2 Kings 8:16 Jehoram is a variant spelling of Joram. In the rest of this account this king of Judah is called Joram. It appears that the compilers of Kings and Chronicles retained whatever spelling was used in their sources, even when their account was a composite of sources. In 2 Chronicles 21 this king is called Jehoram.
- 2 Kings 8:21 The Hebrew reads the people fled to their tents, which here seems to refer to their homes. Athough the king of Judah broke the siege, the Judean army ran for home.
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